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Thursday, May 17, 2007

"Breezy" Summer Series

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Summer is finally here!! Kick back and relax with Wanna-Bee Chef’s “Breezy” cooking series… Summer is a time to indulge in yourself with foods you love to eat and cook. So take a moment and think about how you really want to spend your summer.

6/14/07 “Aloha”, $ 65, Cooktique, 6:30-8:30 pm
Tropical fruits are the main actors in almost any kind of dishes.

Fruit Bruschetta with a Balsamic Drizzle
Mango salad with Grilled Shrimp
Green papaya rice rolls
Pineapple Upside down Cake

6/21/07 “Breakfast in Bed” $ 60, Cooktique, 6:30-8:30 pm V
On lazy summer days, don’t you wish your loved ones can serve you this breakfast in bed…?

Garden Vegetable Quiche
Tangy Herb Salad
Dulce de Leche Crepes

6/26/07 “Fish fest” $ 75, Fish on the fly, 7:00-9:00 pm
A seafood potpourri, cooking seafood is fast and satisfying.

Shrimp and lobster pot pie
Crispy Catfish Po Boy sandwich
Creamy Mustard coleslaw

6/28/07 “Indian Grilling”, $ 70, Cooktique, 6:30-8:30 pm
Spice up the summer, with these exotic treats that will tickle your tongue…

Cocoa-Cumin Rubbed Lamb Chops
Tandoori Chicken
Cucumber Raita
Roti

7/5/07“Easy Entertaining”, $ 70, Cooktique, 6:30-8:30 pm
With this tapas inspired menu, your guests will never want to leave…

Potatoes with chorizo, red pepper and fennel
Roasted asparagus bundles, smoked salmon, egg mimosa and lemon-dill aioli
Stuffed shrimp piquillo peppers
Chocolate truffles

7/7/07 “An American picnic”, $ 75, Cooktique, 2:00-4:00 pm
Pack your picnic basket and enjoy a day basking in the sun.

Lamb Burgers
Tri color melon salad
Portobello fries
Sweet and spicy mint chutney
Orange popsicles

7/10/07 “Easy Salads” $ 70, Fish oh the Fly, 7:00-9:00 pm
These salads are so colorful and flavorful. Simple ingredients, bold flavors.

Shrimp and Scallop Ceviche
BLT Salad with buttermilk chive dressing
Watermelon and red onion salad with watercress

7/14/07 “Pasta making”, $ 65, Cooktique, 2:00-4:00 pm V
What a great way to impress your family and friends. Pasta is fun, easy and delicious.

Caesar salad with crispy parmesan tuiles
Gorgonzola and walnuts ravioli, brown butter
Parpadelle, baby artichokes, leeks, and fontina

7/19/07 “Say Cheese”, $ 80, Cooktique, 6:30-8:30 pm V
Fromager, Nick Pascale from The Modern in New York City will be talking about the ABC’s of cheese. All cheeses will be paired with various condiments.

Coupole, guava compote
Amarelo da Beira Baixa, pickled ramps
Jasper Hill Constant Bliss, apricot jam
Roquefort Blue, honeycomb

7/24/07 “Sushi making 101”, $ 80, Fish on the Fly, 7:00-9:00 pm
Instead of spending tons of money of sushi, why don’t you just roll your own sushi?

Spicy Tuna and avocado roll
Philadelphia roll
California Rolls

7/26/07” Summer treats”, $ 60, Cooktique, 6:30-8:30 pm V
Those hot summer days, needs these tasty light dishes.

Roasted beet and orange salad
Roasted Vegetable Pizza
Sautéed Broccoli Raab with garlic and crushed red pepper

8/2/07 “Soup and Switch”, $ 60, Cooktique, 6:30-8:30 pm
Don’t you just love the best of both worlds, ½ sandwich with ½ soup.

Grilled three cheese and heirloom tomato soup
Chicken with roasted red peppers and lentil soup
Pear, fontina cheese and mint-cucumber soup

8/7/07 “Healthy Fast foods”, $ 70, Fish on the fly, 7:00-9:00 pm
Cleanse your mind, body and soul on the go.

Fresh Thai spring rolls
Pesto Spelt-Pasta Salad
Barbecued Salmon Sandwiches

8/9/07 “Sound of Music”, $ 70, Cooktique, 6:30-8:30 pm
Parsley in spaetzle and apples in red cabbage, these are a few of my favorite things.

Schnitzel
Herb Spaetzle
German Potato Salad
Braised red cabbage

8/11/07, “Garden party”, $ 65, Cooktique, 2:00-4:00 pm
Do you dream about hanging out with the girls, sipping tea, nibbling of finger foods on a cool summer afternoon?

Tea sandwiches, smoked salmon and cucumber, brie and pear, proscuitto and sun dried tomato
Tomato gazpacho shooters
Berry tarts

8/16/07 “Whole food, Whole Grains II”, $ 60, Cooktique, 6:30-8:30 pm V
Eating whole grains keeps you energized and stimulates weight loss.

Stuffed cherry tomatoes with minted barley cucumber salad
Spicy Quinoa burgers
Curried couscous with roasted eggplant

8/21/07 “La Isla Bonita”, $ 65. Fish on the Fly, 6:30-8:30 pm
Treat your taste buds to authentic Creole cuisine from the most beautiful island in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico.

Jicama, shrimp and orange salad
Chuletas (Pork Chops)
Rice and beans
Sweet plantains

8/23/07, “I can’t believe, it’s not chicken!”, $ 60, Cooktique, 6:30-8:30 pm V
An exciting Asian inspired meatless meal doesn’t have to be boring…

Cabbage, mushrooms wontons
Tofu-coconut curry
Mock duck fried rice

8/25/07 “A day in the Greenmarket”, $ 250, Union Square Market/Cooktique, 8:00 am-4:00 pm

For an exclusive time-only, with limited space we will be taking trip to Union Square Market, picking our own fresh, seasonal ingredients and cooking with them too! Includes transportation…Call for more exciting details!

8/30/07 “Arabian Nights”, $ 60, Cooktique, 6:30-8:30 pm
You will be ready to transform your patio--or your dining room--into a sheik's tent and serve this entire menu with ease.

Spicy Hummus
Chicken Kebabs
Couscous Salad with Dried Apricots, Scallions and Orange Vinaigrette
Baklava

V=vegetarian

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Tenafly, NJ 07670 Closter, NJ 07624


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